Cocktail Ingredients:

Recipe instructions for a B-52 shot:

To make this classic B-52 shooter (or B52), use the following recipe instructions by carefully layering each of the ingredients in order.

Pour the Kahlua into a shot glass.

Followed by floating the Bailey's Irish cream.

Finish by floating the Grand Marnier.

Serve with a stirrer on the side.

Enjoy your B-52!

You can "float" by pouring it slowly over the back of a bar spoon.

Cocktail History:

The name refers to the US B-52 Strato-fortress long-range bomber. This bomber was used in the Vietnam War for the release of incendiary bombs, which likely inspired today's flaming variant of the B-52 cocktail.

The origin of the B-52 is uncertain. One school of thought is that the B-52 was created in the famous Alice's restaurant in Malibu, California. Another school of thought is that the B-52 was invented at the Keg Steakhouse in Calgary, Canada in 1977.